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The 2024 ENGAGE graduates and town department heads.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • June 7, 2024
Town employees graduate from first professional development course

Fourteen Longboat Key staff members complete the ENGAGE program.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2024
Sandbags to be available in Sarasota County, Longboat Key as storm approaches

Self-serve stations will be open Tuesday and Wednesday.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The center of the St. Regis Longboat Key is full of pools and the winding river.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • August 21, 2024
Fun facts and features about the new St. Regis Longboat Key

With a grand unveiling on Aug. 16, the St. Regis Longboat Key opened its doors to locals and newcomers. The resort is filled with luxurious feats and nods to The Colony's legacy.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
The site plan of the new Sarasota County Regional Fire Training Academy, color-coded in phases under current funding.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 11, 2024
New $73M fire academy needed now, says County Commission

Sarasota commissioners douse plans to build a pared-down $53.8 million training facility and ask staff to explore additional funding sources.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A rendering of the Chamberlin's Natural Foods will anchor 30,000 square feet of Center Point at Lakewood Ranch. Graphic Provided.
  • By Scott Lockwood |
  • October 22, 2021
Construction set to ramp up on Center Point project in Lakewood Ranch

Supply chain shortages have put the Center Point project several months behind. Anchor restaurants Owens Fish Camp, Olivia's expected to break ground in November.

  • East County
  • News
Jamie Engel, Carolyn Nielsen, Connie DiMaggio, Valerie Evanko and Anne Summers at the August Gather and Give.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • August 29, 2024
Longboat Island Chapel donates $5,000 to Turning Points

The church's charitable outreach committee hosted the new special events coordinator of the nonprofit Carolyn Nielsen at its monthly charity happy hour.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Barbara Grimes setting up a radio at the comfort station at Christ Church of Longboat Key.
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • October 7, 2024
Longboat Key community centers set up comfort stations

Churches and community centers barely saw anyone coming to the comfort stations.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
There are more than 110 species of lemur and 98 percent are threatened with extinction, including the critically endangered red ruffed lemur.
  • By Emily Leinfuss |
  • November 21, 2024
Lemur Conservation Foundation provides oasis for an endangered species

The Lemur Conservation Foundation has been protecting and conserving lemurs — among the most primitive of primates — for nearly 30 years.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Back: Mike Frashier, Svetlana Ivashchenko, Deborah DiCarlo, Chris Sachs, Lynn Larson, Jim Larson and Michael Garey. Front: Ed Krepela and Jim Whitman
  • By Petra Rivera |
  • May 17, 2024
Public Works manager updates Kiwanis Club on undergrounding

Guy Matricciani explains that communication with residents is the key to completing town projects efficiently.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Andrew Georgiadis and Karin Murphy are leading the effort to rewrite the city’s zoning code — and working hard to get the public involved.
  • By David Conway |
  • January 7, 2015
2015 Issues to Watch: Form-based code

Halfway through the three-year process of developing a new form-based zoning code for the city of Sarasota, the fruits of the Urban Design Studio's labor are surfacing.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2024
Sarasota Art Museum names new deputy director

Michael Windham joins the museum as deputy director of museum services and business operations.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Manatee Community Foundation |
  • November 30, 2024
Five Things You Didn't Know About Manatee Community Foundation

As we move forward, we hope to closely partner with our donors, fellow foundations, government officials, the business community, and our esteemed nonprofit partners — because philanthropy is a team sport.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
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Rollins College sophomore Zi Burns started her sailing career as crew before switching to skipper this year.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • April 7, 2024
ODA grad sets sail on new adventure at Rollins College

Zi Burns played basketball with the Thunder but has taken to sailing with the Tars.

  • East County
  • Sports
GCCF accepts annual scholarship program applications
  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2025
GCCF accepts annual scholarship program applications

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation has awarded more than $11.5 million in scholarships to local students since 1997.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Sales of Waterside homes, such as this Lakehouse Cove home that sold for $1,775,000 in January, continue to go to contract much faster than the countywide average.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 4, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for Jan. 20-24 in Lakewood Ranch

A Lakehouse Cove home on Waterbend Trail tops the week's sales at $1.78 million.

  • East County
  • Real Estate
Lofts on Lemon, which opened in fall 2022, is an example of what a city-owned workforce housing apartment complex might look like.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2023
Virtual workshop set for Sarasota affordable housing plan

Citizens may provide input on proposed text amendments for mixed use zones along corridors and commercial centers.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Keith Misja, Mike Matheis, Stephen Dickmann and Kaleb Smith of Station 12, prepare a pot of chili.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 7, 2024
Annual chili cook-off helps support local fire departments

The event brought together firefighters from departments across Sarasota County and beyond.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Larry G. Bedsole, Sr. (1941-2025)
  • In Memoriam |
  • January 29, 2025
Larry G. Bedole, Sr.

Larry G Bedsole, Sr., passed away on January 22, 2025, at the age of 83, following an acute illness.

  • East County
  • Tributes & Obituaries
Fire Chief Paul Dezzi and his son, Ryan, were recognized for saving their neighbor from cardiac arrest while off-duty.
  • By Carter Weinhofer |
  • November 17, 2024
Longboat fire chief, son exemplify why a firefighter is always on call

Last Thanksgiving, Chief Dezzi and his son, Ryan, saved the life of their neighbor while both were off-duty. They were recognized by the Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department this month.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy eighth grader Wrenn Pevzner tested people to see whether they could distinguish the difference between a real photo and one that was generated by artificial intelligence for her science fair project.
  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • January 19, 2025
Lakewood Ranch Prep students explore science of the modern world

Projects on AI, Wi-Fi and cellphone radiation show how far science fairs have come.

  • East County
  • Schools
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